Summer is coming to a close, vacations are taking place and spare time is available. It’s the perfect time to catch up on your reading and focus your mind and body on closing out the year on top of your game!

And don’t just stop there, prepare for amazing things in 2015!

The key to reading and absorbing these books is “ACTION”

Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Go-Giver by Bob Burg

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Success through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill

The Success System that Never Fails by W. Clement Stone

The One Thing by Gary Keller

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

How to Win Friends and influence People by Dale Carnegie

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch

How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis

Bonus: must listen audio (for $2.95, how can you not):
Napoleon Hill in His Own Voice: Rare Recordings of His Lectures

I am honored to be included (Chapter 4: Know Thyself) in the latest investing book by Wiley Publishing featuring 40 actionable market setups, shared by some of the most renowned traders and investors on the financial web:

The Internet as we know it has changed many things for stocks, markets, and finance in general. The “social web” and advances in technology have helped create tools and platforms that are empowering traders and investors, and allowing them to capture consistent profits along the way.

StockTwits® has emerged as the leading stock market social network, providing individuals with a vehicle to exchange ideas and receive real-time market insights. Made up of over 100,000 people from all corners of the world, trading thousands of instruments, StockTwits is all about crowdsourcing the best ideas and talent, and that’s exactly what you’ll find here in this new book.

Created by StockTwits cofounder and CEO Howard Lindzon and his colleagues Philip Pearlman and Ivaylo Ivanhoff, this unique guide is comprised of over forty contributed chapters from both well-known professional traders and individual traders who have attracted a following on StockTwits. While some of the people you’ll meet have been trading for years, others have been in the business for just a short time—but each has an amazing focus and belief that if you can master one thing well in the markets you can succeed.

In The StockTwits Edge, each trader and investor presents his/her favorite setup in detail, highlighting the underlying psychology and real examples for better understanding of the rationale behind each step, including risk management. You will learn how to use their approach to find new ideas yourself.

Divided into seven comprehensive parts, this reliable resource covers a wide range of topics that can help improve your trading endeavors, such as:

Whether you trade every day or every so often, the ideas found here can help you make the most of your time in today’s markets. Armed with each contributor’s favorite setup, you can excel on your own or visit the StockTwits website and gain real-time insights into leveraging the wealth of information contained within these pages.

Click below for the table of contents which features the excellent list of contributors and their StockTwits handles (also their twitter handles):

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Trend Trading

I am a trend trader looking for gains of 25% or more and losses no larger than 10% (preferably smaller when I am smart enough to cut the immediate loss) on trades that will last anywhere from a few weeks to several months or longer. I aim to be prepared to trade in situations when the odds are in my favor by properly employing risk management strategies such as position sizing and expectancy.